#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

int main()
  {

    string file_name;
    
   cout<<"Please enter the name of the file i will create for you"<<endl;
  
   cin>>file_name;   //   filetest.txt

   ofstream f;
  
   f.open(file_name);  // this is the part that is killing me, how can
                                // i enter a user specified string into this field?
  
   f<<"All this text is being written to the file";
  
   return 0;
  }  

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

int main()
{

    string file_name;

    cout<<"Please enter the name of the file i will create for you"<<endl;

    cin>>file_name;   //   filetest.txt

    ofstream f;
    f.open(file_name.c_str());
    if (f.is_open())
    {
        f << "All this text is being written to the file" << endl;

        f.close(); //remeber ot close your files.
        ifstream inFile;
        string stuff;
        
        inFile.open(file_name.c_str());
        if (inFile.is_open())
        {
            while (!inFile.eof())
            {
                inFile >> stuff;
                cout << stuff <<endl;
            }
            
            inFile.close();
        } else
        {
            cout << "Could not open the file for reading" <<endl;
        }


    
    } else
    {
        cout << "Could not open file for output!"<<endl;
    }

    
    

    return 0;
}